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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report CARMEL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Hearing Officer DEPARTMENT REPORT January 6, 2010 3d. 1800 106 Partners Variance The applicant seeks the following development standards variance approval: Docket No. 09120001V 5.04.03.A Reduced front yard setback The site is located at 1800 106 St and is zoned S1/Residential. Filed by The City of Carmel Department of Community Services on behalf of 1800 106 St Partners, LLC. 'Ill r —=6 General Info: The petitioner is requesting a a reduced front yard setback to allow for the .7 construction of a bicycle path by the City. The 1 V ;z 7. S ri site measures 1.87 acres, and is surrounded by r residential uses, with Crooked Stick Golf Course 1 1 x r 1.. to the immediate north. k 4, W, Analysis: Purchase of right -of -way will reduce 3 ,r 0 013 5 s the front yard setback from the required forty feet to fifteen feet. The site is heavily wooded, and ,x 4 Vi a? is currently improved with only two driveways. ,S, ff While the lot is large, it is shallow, and the K A i` l I �n f' 1 granting help any s antin of this variance will hel ensure that an dwellings built on the lot will be considered legal non conforming. Findings of Fact: Reduced front yard setback. 7. The approval of this variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community because: the reduction will provide for a bicycle path as well as legally establishing a reduced setback. 8. The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner because: the reduction will provide for a bicycle path as well as legally establishing a reduced setback. 9. The strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance to the property will result in practical difficulties in the use of the property because: the property likely could not be developed without the grant of a variance. Recommendation: The Dept. of Community Services recommends positive consideration of Docket No. 09120001 V after all concerns have been addressed.